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Dave E -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/13/2014 4:09:39 PM)

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

Not sure where "HR's suck" started, but I don't ever see anyone saying anything along those lines.



No one here ever did. Gardy, though...




djskillz -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/13/2014 4:10:18 PM)

Studs.




ewen21 -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/13/2014 4:17:07 PM)

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

Studs.


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ewen21 -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/13/2014 4:18:12 PM)

I'm sorry Dustin, but when you use that word I have to either roll my eyes or laugh




djskillz -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/13/2014 4:19:23 PM)

If Byron Buxton, the best prospect in baseball and one of the best prospects of our generation, is not a "stud", then I don't know who is.




djskillz -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/13/2014 4:19:53 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Dave E

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

Not sure where "HR's suck" started, but I don't ever see anyone saying anything along those lines.



No one here ever did. Gardy, though...


[&:][&:]

And ya, I'm sure Joe Mauer hates HR's. Just like Rod Carew did.




djskillz -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/13/2014 6:15:29 PM)

Good days all around today in a 7-4 Salt River win:

Z. Jones (who could be our future closer): 1 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs today.
Buxton 2 for 4 with a double and a walk
Rosario 1 for 4 with a double and a steal, his 4th so far in AFL ball.
Kepler 1 for 3 with a walk

Rusney Castillo, the big Red Sox signing, doing well so far in AFL. .909 OPS so far. Two doubles today. Taijuan Walker, the stud Mariners' prospect, started for Surprise.




SoMnFan -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/13/2014 6:44:20 PM)

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

quote:

ORIGINAL: Dave E

quote:

ORIGINAL: djskillz

Not sure where "HR's suck" started, but I don't ever see anyone saying anything along those lines.



No one here ever did. Gardy, though...


[&:][&:]

And ya, I'm sure Joe Mauer hates HR's. Just like Rod Carew did.


You know I try hard to stay neutral here, Dustin .... but if you held a gun to my head ... I'd say Joe Mauer DOES hate home runs.
I truly believe he does. I feel deep down he may even be AFRAID of them.
Sorry. [&:]




Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/14/2014 1:01:13 PM)

Baseball America

#2014 Eastern League Top 20 Prospects With Scouting Reports
#A.J. Cole
#Aaron Sanchez
#Blake Swihart
#Brian Johnson
#Deven Marrero
#Dilson Herrera
#Eduardo Rodriguez
#Elias Diaz
#Francisco Lindor
#Gary Sanchez
#Henry Owens
#Kennys Vargas
#Kevin Plawecki
#Michael Taylor
#Mookie Betts
#Nick Kingham
#Steve Matz
#Steven Moya
#Willy Garcia




Trekgeekscott -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/14/2014 2:05:25 PM)

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

If Byron Buxton, the best prospect in baseball and one of the best prospects of our generation, is not a "stud", then I don't know who is.



I have no doubt he has the ability ingrained him him to be a "stud", but he hasn't taken one at bat at the major league level yet. Until he does and shows us what everyone expects of him...I refuse to call him a stud.




djskillz -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/14/2014 2:37:58 PM)

Murf, did you get to see much of Jake Reed at Oregon this year?




Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/14/2014 2:45:40 PM)

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

Murf, did you get to see much of Jake Reed at Oregon this year?



SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Jake Reed is taking to pro baseball like, well, a duck to water. An Oregon Duck, that is.

There are quite a few University of Oregon football players in the NFL. But to have a baseball player from that school reach the Major Leagues is more of a rarity, and Reed wants to be the one who gets the spotlight to shine in his direction.
It also isn't that often that a club drafts a player in June and then likes enough of what it sees of him during the summer to invite him to the Arizona Fall League, which serves as the launching pad for most of Major League Baseball's top prospects.
That's what happened when the Minnesota Twins, who selected Reed in the fifth round in this year's First-Year Player Draft, decided to punch the right-handed pitcher's ticket.

Reed's numbers at two Minor League stops -- Rookie League Elizabethton and Class A Cedar Rapids -- helped make the Twins' decision easier. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Reed was 3-0 with a 0.29 ERA in a combined 20 games, had eight saves and 39 strikeouts and only three walks in 31 innings.

Pitching for the Salt River Rafters, Reed earned the AFL's Pitcher of the Week honor for the league's opening week with more impressive numbers. He picked up a win against the Scottsdale Scorpions and a save against the Glendale Desert Dogs. He has given up no runs on two hits with a walk and five strikeouts in three innings.
Other Pitcher of the Week candidates were Salt River left-hander Jayson Aquino (Rockies), Peoria Javelinas right-hander Tyler Jenkins (Cardinals) and Glendale right-handers Chris Bassitt (White Sox) and Parker Bridwell (Orioles).

"So far, so good,'' said the 22-year-old Reed after Monday's game against Surprise. "Two things I have noticed right away: You get to face good hitters every at-bat, and that's a challenge; and the fact that a lot of these guys have been up and down -- they are older than me, so I can rely on their advice.''
He also already has learned that he will have to mix up his pitches more, the more he climbs the ladder.

"In Rookie League and low A, you can throw a fastball pretty much at any time in any count, but at this level, you have to throw different pitches, because all the guys here are looking fastball and that's what they want to hit,'' Reed said. "I have a good fastball, but I am working a lot on my breaking pitches.''
Reed is from the San Diego area and watched right-hander Jake Peavy when he pitched for the Padres. Reed has followed him since, including Sunday night when he pitched Game 2 of the National League Championship Series for San Francisco in St. Louis.

"He's a tough guy. A real competitor. That is the way I want to be,'' Reed said.
Reed went to Oregon as a starter. By the time his junior season rolled around, he switched to a relief/closer role and has never looked back.

"Forget starting. I can't tell you how much I love closing,'' Reed said. "Getting the ball in that situation, trying to get that last out, is one of the best feelings you can have.''

Reed likes striking hitters out, but there is something to be said about getting the opponent out sooner.
"Sometimes I want to pitch to early contact, get a ground ball, let your defense work for you. You can save your pitch count that way,'' he said.
As the Draft got closer back in June, Reed kept hearing he could be chosen anywhere from the third round to the fifth. He went in the fifth, and that was fine with him.

"It was a relief, because it was stressful, waiting around to hear your name called and wondering. I'm just fortunate that I got to be drafted,'' Reed said.
He got to fly to Minneapolis to meet with Twins general manager Terry Ryan and other team officials and toured Target Field.
If Reed continues to make the right pitches, that could be his home before too long.




ewen21 -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/14/2014 7:16:59 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

If Byron Buxton, the best prospect in baseball and one of the best prospects of our generation, is not a "stud", then I don't know who is.



I have no doubt he has the ability ingrained him him to be a "stud", but he hasn't taken one at bat at the major league level yet. Until he does and shows us what everyone expects of him...I refuse to call him a stud.


Thank you. My sentiments exactly.

As of now, he's only a colt with all the potential to be a stud. As soon as he proves himself at the major league level then maybe I call him that




wethrock -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/14/2014 11:10:15 PM)

I've seen most of those Top-20 Eastern League players. Ones that stood out to me are Swihart, Moya, and Garcia. Moya has great power, and above-average power, speed and OF arm; you'll see him in Detroit in a couple of years. Garcia is Pittsburgh OFer, raw but big HR power and big arm. Swihart is a good-looking hitter and could be RedSox catcher soon.




djskillz -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/14/2014 11:16:17 PM)

Good stuff, Mike. The thing that shocks me about Moya is just how huge he is in terms of height. I think they list him at 6-6 or something, but he sure looks even bigger than that to me.

Buxton with a rough night tonight. 0-4 with a couple of lineouts. Kepler/Rosario off as well as our pitchers. Mark Appel with a dominant outing tonight in 4 innings.




Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/15/2014 7:59:39 AM)

Salt River 1-0 win. Buxton 0-4

Hicks is in VZ and was 0-1 as a PH Tuesday.

O'Rourke is also there IP so far, H/R/K




twinsfan -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/15/2014 8:18:03 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

Salt River 1-0 win. Buxton 0-4

Hicks is in VZ and was 0-1 as a PH Tuesday.

O'Rourke is also there IP so far, H/R/K

Which Hicks?




Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/15/2014 8:31:09 AM)

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

Salt River 1-0 win. Buxton 0-4

Hicks is in VZ and was 0-1 as a PH Tuesday.

O'Rourke is also there IP so far, H/R/K

Which Hicks?



Aaron




twinsfan -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/15/2014 8:41:28 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

Salt River 1-0 win. Buxton 0-4

Hicks is in VZ and was 0-1 as a PH Tuesday.

O'Rourke is also there IP so far, H/R/K

Which Hicks?



Aaron

He's in Venezuela? When was that announced?




Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/15/2014 8:53:33 AM)

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

Salt River 1-0 win. Buxton 0-4

Hicks is in VZ and was 0-1 as a PH Tuesday.

O'Rourke is also there IP so far, H/R/K

Which Hicks?



Aaron

He's in Venezuela? When was that announced?


late last night doogie noted:

@DarrenWolfson
Sounds like OF Aaron Hicks will play winter ball. There was some doubt a few weeks ago. But it makes a ton of sense. #mntwins



So I checked, and there he was in the box score.




SoMnFan -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/15/2014 8:57:22 AM)

Whew!
Everyone can relax now.
Hicks is playing Fall Ball.
Thank The Lord!




twinsfan -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/15/2014 9:07:28 AM)

Hicks is disliked by the media, though, so I doubt this news makes any splash compared to the "HE'S REFUSING TO PLAY WINTER BALL!!!" articles from a month ago.




TJSweens -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/15/2014 9:11:14 AM)

The Twins media sheople don't like him because he upset Gardy a couple of times. No doubt LEN had tears streaming down his face when he typed a couple of those stories.




djskillz -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/15/2014 9:18:05 AM)

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

Hicks is disliked by the media, though, so I doubt this news makes any splash compared to the "HE'S REFUSING TO PLAY WINTER BALL!!!" articles from a month ago.


This.

Good on him. I know I've been pretty relentlessly in this kid's corner over time, and he may not make it. But I'd sure hate to not give him every opportunity in the world with the talent he has. Hopefully he'll come in refreshed and relaxed with a new manager and start to hit like he's capable of. Much better than him doing that somewhere else.




twinsfan -> RE: Players and prospects III (10/15/2014 9:19:27 AM)

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

The Twins media sheople don't like him because he upset Gardy a couple of times. No doubt LEN had tears streaming down his face when he typed a couple of those stories.

You know how LEN was crying because there wouldn't be any more fishing trips to Ely?

It just occurred to me that if they were really friends, Gardy would still invite LEN to Ely for future fishing trips.




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